Method and device for playing modified games of chess

Abstract

A method for playing a modified game of chess includes the steps of providing a game board having a plurality of rows and columns to define a grid-like pattern and providing each player a set of game cubes, each of which defines six faces. Five of said faces include depictions, the other is blank. Each depiction is assigned a range of movement. In turn, each player must place a game cube on any unoccupied space, blank face disposed opposite the game board. Once all game cubes are so placed, each player is allowed, in turn, to rotate one game cube, move a game cube according to the depiction of the face disposed opposite the game board to capture game cubes of opponents, or return any captured game cube to the game board. Points are awarded for capturing opponent's game cubes until a player achieves a predetermined number of points.

1. Method for playing a modified game of chess among a plurality of players, said method comprising the steps of:
 providing a game board having a plurality of rows and columns to define a substantially grid-like pattern of alternating colored spaces; 
 providing each player with a set of a plurality of game cubes adapted to be disposed on, and freely manually moveable along, said game board from one of said spaces, to another of said spaces and each of which defines six faces wherein five of said six faces include respective depictions with one said depiction being a king, one said depiction being a queen, one said depiction being a rook, one said depiction being a bishop, one said depiction being a knight and the sixth said face being blank, each of said depictions being assigned its common chess range of movement along said game board from one of said spaces to another of said spaces, with said blank side being feely able to rotate within said space of said game board which it occupies but unable to advance to another space along said game board while said blank side is disposed opposite said game board; 
 allowing each player, in turn, to place a respective game cube on any unoccupied one of said spaces of said game board such that said blank face is disposed opposite said game board until all of said game cubes are placed on the game board; 
 then allowing each player, in turn, to perform any one of the steps including rotating said respective game cube such that a different face is disposed opposite said game board, moving said game cube along said game board from one of said spaces to another of said spaces according to said depiction of said face disposed opposite said game board to capture any of said game cubes of respective opponents, and returning any captured one of said plurality of game cubes of the player to said game board; and 
 awarding points to respective players for capturing any of said plurality of game cubes of opponents, until a player achieves a predetermined total number of points. 
 
   
   
     2. A method for playing a modified game of chess as set forth in  claim 1 , allowing each player, in turn, to perform any two of said steps. 
   
   
     3. A method for playing a modified game of chess as set forth in  claim 1 , allowing each player, in turn, to perform any one of said steps prior to all game cubes being placed upon the game board. 
   
   
     4. A method for playing a modified game of chess as set forth in  claim 1 , providing each player with a set of a plurality of game cubes wherein is included one game cube from each of his or her respective opponents.